Hello Bookworms! Remember that time when I gushed all over the internet about Scribd? Well, the very first book I decided to listen to with my new subscription was a Sarah Addison Allen. Anybody surprised? You shouldn’t be. My ears devoured The Sugar Queen. Josie Cirrini’s life is in a holding pattern. Though she’s 27, she’s never… Read more »
Tag: whimsy
Shiny, Happy Bookworms Holding Hands (Top Ten Tuesday)
Greetings my dear Bookworms! The lovely ladies of The Broke and The Bookish are hosting yet another fabulous Top Ten Tuesday. This week, they’ve asked us to list books we read when we need something light and fun. I’ve compiled a list of books that satisfy my craving for literary cotton candy. Without further ado…… Read more »
Word To Your Mother: Top Ten Tuesday Collaborates and Listens
Salutations, Bookworms! I know you stayed up all night trying to guess the topic for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday with The Broke and The Bookish, didn’t you?! This week we’ve been asked to list off the top ten words or phrases that make us want to pick up a book. I’m a refined consumer… Read more »
Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore: A Whimsical DaVinci Code?
Salvate, Bookworms! That was a greeting in Latin… In honor of creepy secret societies everywhere, The Others, and, uh, Catholicism prior to Vatican II. I just read Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. Spoiler Alert: there’s Latin in it! A little synopsis for you: Clay is a recently unemployed design school graduate in… Read more »